Ordained to the priesthood for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh (1978). Pastor, Mary Mother of Hope Parish, St. Joseph the Worker Parish, St. Vincent de Paul Parish, St. Vitus Parish, all in New Castle, PA (2011-present). He has served in diocesan administration as Secretary for Ministerial Leadership and Vicar for Clergy (2006-7), Bishop’s Delegate for Healthcare Ministries (1997-2002), and Secretary for Social Concerns (1995-2002), as well as pastor of St. Juan Diego Parish, Sharpsburg, PA (2007-11), St. John Vianney Parish, Pittsburgh, PA (2002-6) and Incarnation of the Lord Parish, Pittsburgh, PA (1992-5).

He is a master catechist with the Diocese of Pittsburgh (1980-present), and on the Deacon Formation Faculty (2007-present). He is a Member of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Inc., on the Board of Directors of McGuire Memorial Home, New Brighton, PA, and a member of the Priest Council, Diocese of Pittsburgh.

BA (Sociology), California State University of Pennsylvania (1976); M.Div.; St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, Crestwood NY (1979); Ordained to the priesthood by His Eminence, Metropolitan Philip of Blessed Memory, on the Feast of the Protection of the Theotokos, October 1, 1978, at the dedication of the Antiochian Village, St. Ignatius Chapel, Ligonier, PA. Pastor of St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church, Wichita, KS (1979-1984); St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, Bridgeville, PA (1984-present). Instructor of Theology at Christ the Savior Orthodox Seminary, Johnstown, PA (1986-1995); adjunct faculty at: Wheeling JesuitCollege (1993-1994); St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA (1993-2008), Duquesne University (1986-1990), and Fall, 2014 to present; Byzantine Catholic Seminary,1995-1998 and since 2007 to present. Currently serves as the Vice-Chairman of the Orthodox Clergy Brotherhood of Greater Pittsburgh, PA.